PREPARING CHILDREN FOR THE FUTURE


PREPARING CHILDREN FOR THE FUTURE
How can we best prepare children for success in their lives and livelihoods? From hunter-gatherer societies to early civilizations, and into modernity, generations have grappled with this key question. As they do, our definition of what counts as a high quality education has evolved, as have the sites used to prepare children for their future.Our current world presents a specific set of challenges.
Technological innovations, changes in the work force, and the global nature of many problems we face require a big shift in our approach to how education is delivered. Information is exploding with some suggesting the global information base is doubling at a rapid pace soon every 12 hours. Pink and others have argued, the integration and navigation of information will be as important as the learning of content.Young people will increasingly need to focus on making use of what they know and less on just mastering bodies of knowledge. In the wake of these vast changes scientists, educators, and policymakers have suggested a growing number of skill sets thought to prepare today’s children for tomorrow’s challenges.
The new demands of our societies require cultivating the breadth of skills. Breadth of skills refers to a range of important skills that include the basics that many education systems currently focus on, such as literacy, numeracy, and content knowledge in academic subjects as well as information literacy, flexibility, and problem solving. In the age of information, a focus on breadth of skills can complement technology. The new digital economy requires individuals to be able to filter, analyze, and create meaning from the vast amounts of information available online. Skills like complex reasoning and creative thinking can empower individuals to take full advantage of opportunities in the digital world. Digital literacy also becomes essential and as societies continue to digitize, lacking digital skills will be like not knowing how to read and write. The Mozilla Foundation’s map of web literacy outlines what digital literacy entails from navigating and exploring, to building content or coding, and collaborating with others and participating in online communities.

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